Arranging four sentences — Aptitude Question
Arranging four sentences: Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph: P. They were used first for carrying… Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Fill in the Blanks & Para Jumbles
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 75 seconds
Question
Arrange the sentences into a coherent paragraph:
P. They were used first for carrying messages. Q. Pigeons have served humans for thousands of years. R. Today they are kept mostly for sport and show. S. Later they were bred for their appearance.
Options
- Q P S R
- P Q S R
- Q S P R
- P S Q R
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. Q P S R
Worked solution
- Q names pigeons and can stand alone, so it opens.
- P gives the earliest use ('first').
- S follows with 'later'.
- R closes with 'today'.
Answer: Q P S R.
The idea
Find the opening sentence first: it introduces the subject by name rather than by a pronoun. Then order the rest by their time markers.
Shortcut. Two options open with P, whose 'They' has no noun to point back to, so both go. Between the two starting with Q, 'first' (P) must come before 'Later' (S): Q P S R.
Common trap. "Q S P R" — the right opener, but 'Later they were bred…' is placed before 'They were used first…'; the time markers demand first, then later, then today.
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